Vending-machine.



I c. A. MELGHERTQ- VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED-NOV. 20, 1911.

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VENDENG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 110120 151 Eatented Nov. 19, 1912.

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VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED 11017.20, 1911,

1 $344,683 Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

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fall 28 through which said article may be removed by the purchaser. The delivery tube is preferably curved, as illustrated, in order to preventa person from rojecting a wire or the like through the to the trip and release an article without the aid of. a coin. On the top of the glass drum 18 is a cap 29 having a central aperture 30 through which the spindle 8 is projected, and having a collar 31 on its under side which rests on a collar 32 on the spindle; the portion of the spindle above the keeper hand wheel 33 by which the spindle and parts carried thereby are revolved.

frame plate 12 and downwardly within the plate and frame to a point directly above is e In the base plate 11 between. the: apertures 14 and the spindle 8 is a radially extending slot 36 hich is adapted to register with the lower end of the Fqifin chute when the frame is turned to proper position. in order that a coin, after passing through the chute '35, may drop throiugh one of said slots. Extending through a slot 37 in. the cup 7 and platform is a coin chute 38 the slot in which is adapted to register with any of the slots 36 when the frame is brought into proper posilion therefor, and the lower end of which preferably terminates slightly below the platform. Pivotally mounted on chute 38 is a bell. crank trigger 39, one arm 40 of which depends along the chute and has a downwardly inclined tooth 41 projecting into the chute channel. The opposite arm 42 of said trigger projects horizontally to the cup rim and has a head 43 located in a vertical slot 44- within the rim. On the chute 38 is an arm 4li having a spring 46 which bears against the trigger arm 40 and yieldingly retains the tooth 41 within the chute channel and the head 43 of the opposite arm in the upper portion of the rim slot 44. Extending inwardly from-the rear end of each of the apertures 14 inthe bottom frame plate 11 is a curved slot .47.

Pivotally mounted "on the'plate 11, adjacent to each at the apertures 14, is abar 48 having a downturned neck 49 projected through the slot 47 of the adjacent aperture; the rear end of said neck hein adapted to bear against the rim oitcup 7 and the front. end being provided with a downwardly inclined tooth-50, which projects beneath the a'pcr turcd portion of said plate.

51 designates springs, one end of each of which is mounted on a post 52 on the plate 11 and the free end of which bears against a dog 53 on one of the bars 48 to yieldingly tension the bar 7 outwardly.

It is apparent that the tooth 50 will sup l Opening through the flange 29 of cap 29 is the slot 34 ot a coin ch'llfe 35 which projects inwardly over the op of the article, and has a front opening port the e to manipulatecan or other article 16 within till. aperture 14 when the rear end of the head is held by thev cup rim, head is released, as when admitted to the rim slot 44, the weight of the article will move the bar backwardly against the tensicn of its spring so that the article may be dropped through the frame plat c.

In the cap 29 is an aperture 64 having a plug 65 adapted to fit therein bottom of said plug is aspring 66 which is adapted to project under the cap to hold the plug in place. Pivotall the drum 1s a rod 67 having a latera turned end 68 adapted to engage the late spring, to free said latch from the cap in order that the plug may be removed.

In using the. device. presumin 'the parts to be assembled as described am the app..- ratus properly supported in the room ofa hotel or other place, should a guest wish to purchase a can of tooth. powder, or like article contained within the taiimuuuljity frame of the apparatus, he turns the frame by means of the wheel 33 until the a row 51, which projects. from the upper frame, plate 12, directly in front of the aperture containing the desired article, points to an arrow 55 on the drum 18. Ila; then drops the proper coin into the chute and the com passing through the chulc, drops through the slot 36 in the bottom plate of the frame and into the chute 38 .which is suspended from the cup 7.

As the coin leaves the chute 38 it engages the inclined tooth 41 of trigger 39 and rocks said trigger against the tension of the spring 46, thereby lowering the'head 43 in the cup rim so that the rear end of the neck 49 may enter said slot.

As soon as the neck is free to enter the slot -the weight of the can 16 forccsthe neck backwardly against the tension of the spring 51, and the can. is free to drop 1 through the aperture into the delivery tube,

throughwhich it is ccwthu-lccl'to thebox 26 from which it may moved by the purchaser.

As soon as the col; irmus its rcullart with the tooth 41, the fr moves 1 c trigger f) back to normal position, so that '1 the 1 i frame 1S revolved the rear ends ot to; other trips will pass thcreover without filtering the cup slot, so that the articles within the commodity frame will not be released except following the insertion oi coin.

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mechsinism, I haveillustrated i a frame provided with apertures 14-15 for carrying l cans or the like 16; the apertures 14 having inwardly turned slots 56 at their inner edges. The lower plate is sup orted on a. cup 7 identical with the one in t a preferred but that when the.

and on the pressed. latch mounted on the cap and depending throu 26 and move same against the tension of its slightly modified form of the trip the auxiliary form and the In the modified form, however, I provide a separate'chute 5Zjfor each slot in the hase plate; these chutes terminating above eing adapted 58 which is coin chute 38 i to receive coins carried by the drum cap 29 and terminates in'a horizontal plane directly over the plane ,in which the upper ends of the chutes 57 are adapted to move. I

Pivotally mounted on each of the chutes 57 is a trip 59 having a short upper end which is adapted td engage a post 60 the chute and having a lower arm projecting through the slot 56 and provided with an inclined tooth 59' uponwhich the can or ,pther articles 16 is supported. The lower arm of the trip isyieldingly held in forward position by a spring-61 which is carriedby the coin chute and i arm of thetripQ- In the modified form, I also show the keeper ring 17 provided wit-h aspring 62 having a curved lip 63 adapted to enter the sockets 23 in the edge of the bottom plate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to-secure by Letters-Patent is E In an automatic vending apparatus, a commodity frame comprising spaced plates having registering apertures, a trip having 'a tooth projected into an aperture in the .b

lower plate, a rim adapted for holdingsaid trip in set position and having a slot into which said trip is'adapted to retreat, anda latch having a portion projected into said rim slot, for the purpose set forth. 4

2. An automatic vending prising a revoluble frame adapted for carplurality of articles, adapted for receiving articles from said frame, a stationary rim having a slot, trips pivotally mounted on said fra'me and havin teeth adapted or supporting article's/there a trigger having a head portion mounted in ,the slot, and a tooth portion adapted for engagement by an object-falling within the 'machine, for th forth. 3. In an automatic vending apparatus, the combination of aframe-havi'ng' a base plate provided with apertures and with slots adjacent to said apertures, a tripv movably mounted adjacent to each aperture and having a tooth projected therebelovv, arim-having a slot therein adapted to receive said trip when the latter is moved a'wayfromthe aperture, and jected' into said rim slot, and a tooth portion whereby the head is rocked; trip into the slot, for the purpose set forth. 4. In an automatic ven dlng apparatus, the combination with a case having an apertured platform, of a rimmed-memberfixed e purpose set plate has slots registering-with the top of the- .ratus for revolving said -wardly from the tooth projected into one ofsald apertures,

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a'delivery tube -the exterior of a trigger having a head pro-' on said platform and having a slot adjacent to the platform aperture, a frame revolubly mounted on said rimmed member and comprising-a base having aperturesadapted to register with the platform and hav-inga i radial slot for each aperture therein,'a trip pivotally,-, mounted on said base and yieldingly tensio-ned toward the aperture, a pivotally mounted trigger adapted for closing the slot insaid rimmed'meinbe'r and for actuation to clear said slot to said trip, and; means for revolving said frame. i

5. In an automatic vending apparatus,-a revoluble frame, comprising a base portion having a plurality of circumferentially arranged apertures, and a top portion spaced from, and carried by, said base. port-ion, and having apertures registering with said base apertures, said base portion having curved slots opening inwardly from the apertures therein, a trip having a tooth projected into an aperture in the base ortion of the frame, a rim adapted for holding said trip position and having a slot into which said trip is adapted to retreat, a latch. having a portion projecting into said rim slot, and means extending to the exterior of the appaframe. b. In an automatic vending apparatus, a

portions having a plurality for registering, ci'rcumiterentially arranged apertures, the

ase portion having curved slotsopening ina trip having r m -adapted for holding said trip in set receive said trip, alatch member ha lng ahead projecting into said rim slot, a splndl'e fixed to said frame and said apparatus, and a hand wheel on the projecting end of said spindle, for revolving said frame. i

u an automatic roregistering, circumferentially arranged apertures, the said-base portion having curved slots communicating. with the said base apertures, a trip" bar i pivotally mounted 'on-said'base portion and having a n'eck disposed .in said slot and a tooth no mally projecting. into one ofthe base apertures, a rim mounted on said having a slot'adapted to intermittently receive said trip bar, and a latchjmember having a head for projection intothe rim slot.

on said platform and comprising spaced plates having registering apertures, the lower plate having slotscommunicating with the apertures, a delivery projecting to platform and tube located below 11 'sitioned in one of said slots and nt00th tenon sand base portion and haying a neck p0 in pyasennc 035 m0 witnesmw the apertures, a trip but pivotally mounted i1 1n testimnny whereuf I affix. mysign21 11111:

CHAIKLEQ M si 0ned into one of the base plate apertures, 21 rnn secured to said platform and having a slot adapted to intermittently receive said Witness 8:

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